Gung Hay Fat Choy. Happy Chinese New Year to you all. My name is Dr. Kingman Louie and it is my honor to assume the role of President of the Chinese American Council of Sacramento (CACS) for 2012. Thank you Brenda Fong for doing an outstanding job at the helm, in continuing the legacy of CACS these past two years. I would like to also personally thank our members for their continued support of CACS. We have had another banner year in serving our community through our Cares for Kids program, in which we provided our local schools with much needed supplies; and Operation Santa Claus, in which we helped 132 underprivileged families and their children have a happier holiday, with food and gifts.

This is going to be a very special year for CACS, because we are celebrating its 25th year since its inception. CACS was created by the late Frank Fat in 1987. I am pleased to announce that the majority of our board of directors are staying on and will continue to help CACS progress forward another 25 years. My emphasis will be to try to develop some new programs that will engage our membership and their friends in learning about their Chinese culture and heritage. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

I look forward to meeting you at our Annual Membership & Volunteers Appreciation Dinner on Friday, March 30, 2012, at the Rice Bowl Restaurant at 6:30 pm. We will be honoring our members and volunteers who have helped us this past year with Operation Santa Claus in 2011.

Respectfully,

Dr. Kingman Louie, 2012 CACS President